I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. Go to user groups.

I received an inquiry from a reader of my blog and thought I would provide some thoughts, but would definitely welcome input: I am an unpaid CTO of a small startup. Because we were so busy in the last 3 months, I did not had a chance to talk to the founders about my compensation for the time spent and future salary etc. Vesting?

If you're going to send your businessplan to a VC or pitch their partnership make sure you address this issue right up front. It's always sales that kill most early-stage businesses. Sure, it's like Twitter in that it hasn't yet figured out it's business model but I can already see there's money there.
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Business name. Business address. Additional documentation such as a businessplan , wire-framing, etc. Plans to integrate with any third party technology. Only plan layout of the website; this wire-frame online include very basic information. What is a Request for Proposal (RFP). Reducing initial costs.
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In 1997 we hired an NYU undergrad to create a better bplans.com site, focusing on businessplanning and especially publishing sample plans. He’s now in his middle 30s, has become known for his success as CTO of Huffington Post and as of this month as founder of rebelmouse.com. January of 1995. And I started bplans.com.
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Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. First Principles. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0 Forum December 9th Lineup - Startup Houston , November 27, 2010 When to step on the gas and go for it? If you think so, please let me know what they are
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asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? Business Concept The key first part of the conversation with a developer is having a good capture of the business more broadly. The business canvas model is a good short list.
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